Management of Change

Change with proof,
not promises.

Risk-based MOC routing that decides — automatically — whether your change needs an FMEA refresh, a JHA, training, or all three. The right reviewers see it, the right artifacts get attached, the right approvals close it out.

app.qformance.io / moc / MOC-2026-0102
MOC-2026-0102Tier 3 · safety-significantPress cell · operationalOpened 12 Apr · 6d in pipeline

Press 4 conveyor guard upgrade — replace mesh fence with light curtain

Initial risk score S4 × L4 = 16 → target residual S4 × L1 = 4
Triage
Risk auto-scored
Impact analysis
FMEA + JHA + Docs
3Approvals
3 of 4 signed
4Implementation
2 actions in flight
5Verification
Awaits residual evidence
6Closure
Lock + notify
AI auto-attached: PFMEA Press cell row 4, JHA Press 4 setup, WI-MX-12, Training course Press-Safety-L2. Reviewer assignments derived from risk score.

The routing that decides what changes.

Set the change type and risk level. The approval chain assembles itself from your routing rules — you review the answer; the system handles the choreography.

Risk-based routing

From risk level to approval chain, automatically.

Score the change against your risk matrix. The tier follows from the score, the approval chain follows from your routing rules, and the artifacts your organization requires at that risk level — an FMEA, a JHA — are enforced before it can be submitted. Configure it once; every MOC routes itself.

New MOC · AI triage
Description
Replace the mesh fence guard on Press 4 conveyor with a Sick light curtain to reduce stoppage time on tool changes.
AI decided in 3 seconds
Suggested tier
TIER 3 · SAFETY
Initial score
S4 × L4 = 16
Target residual
S4 × L1 = 4
Refresh needed
PFMEA Press cell · JHA Press 4 setup · WI-MX-12
Training trigger
Press-Safety-L2 (8 operators)
Reviewers
Safety, Operations, Quality, Site lead
Tier-driven routing

Three tiers, three workflows.

Tier 1 — minor, single approver, light evidence. Tier 2 — cross-functional review, FMEA refresh required. Tier 3 — safety-significant, JHA + training + multi-discipline approval. The system enforces the path; humans decide the change.

Tier 1
Minor change · low risk
e.g. Doc typo · vendor change · cosmetic spec
1 approverLight evidenceNo FMEA refresh
Tier 2
Cross-functional
e.g. Process parameter shift · supplier swap
2–3 approversFMEA refreshDoc update
Tier 3
Safety / regulatory significant
e.g. Guarding change · new chemical · spec drift
4 approversPFMEA + JHATraining + verification

It pulls every other module along.

The hardest part of a change isn't approving it. It's making sure the FMEA, the JHA, the SOP, and the people on the floor all get updated together.

MOC-0102 · linked artifacts auto-staged
The Change
Press 4 light-curtain upgrade
Tier 3 · Safety-significant
S4×L4 → S4×L1
Auto-linked artifacts
PFMEA · Press cell · row 4
D-rating updated 6 → 2 · re-approve required
STAGED
JHA · Press 4 setup · hazard 7
Control tier upgraded to Engineering
STAGED
WI-MX-12 · Press setup
Section 3.4 (guard reset) rev v4.2 → v5.0
STAGED
Training · Press-Safety-L2
8 operators · acknowledgement required pre-close
STAGED

PFMEA refresh

Affected rows pre-staged. Approver sees diffs, not the whole table.

JHA update

Hazards re-scored against the new control. Sign-off captured before close.

SOP / WI revisions

Docs branch from current → revised. Approval cascades into acknowledgement prompts.

Training prompts

Affected operators get prompts in their Hub. Closure waits for acknowledgement.

Parallel + serial approvals

The right reviewers, in the right order.

Configure parallel approvals where reviews can run concurrently (Quality + Safety + Ops simultaneously) or serial chains where one decision unlocks the next. Delegations carry context. Reviewers see the diffs that affect them, not the whole pile.

MOC-0102 · approval chain
M. Patel · Safety lead
Reviews: JHA + light-curtain spec
14 Apr · 11:20
S. Romero · Operations
Reviews: SOP changes + downtime plan
14 Apr · 16:05
J. Tan · Quality
Reviews: PFMEA refresh
15 Apr · 09:32
4
A. Khan · Site lead
Reviews: Capital sign-off + commissioning
awaiting
Verification gate

No closure without residual evidence.

An MOC can't close until residual risk is verified — refreshed FMEA approved, JHA signed, training acknowledged, SOPs at the new revision, and any commissioning evidence attached. The system blocks closure with a specific list of what's outstanding, every time.

Closure gate · MOC-0102
Closure blocked — 2 of 6 verification items outstanding.
PFMEA refresh approved
v4.0 · J. Tan
JHA Press 4 signed
v3.1 · M. Patel
Light curtain commissioned
Sick CE cert + FAT report
WI-MX-12 published at v5.0
Substantive revision
·
Training acknowledgement 6 of 8
2 operators awaiting · 24h reminder sent
OUTSTANDING
·
30-day residual confirmation
Scheduled 14 May
OUTSTANDING

An MOC program that defends itself.

Numbers leadership and auditors actually believe — because they're calculated from the structured pipeline, not pulled from a spreadsheet.

Cycle time by tier

Median days from open to closure, broken down by tier. Spot the bottleneck — is it triage, approval, or verification?

Coverage by area

Which production lines, sites, or product families have the highest change activity. Use it to plan audit scope and risk reviews.

Residual-risk delta

Average risk reduction per tier 3 change. Make the case for the next investment with hard numbers — not the post-incident retrospective.

Change with proof, not promises.

Risk-based MOC, with the FMEA refresh, the JHA, and the training prompts wired in — exactly where you need them.